250hp on a stock k03 turbo???

[h100vw]

Got you Mark, I wasn't thinking of it like that. I didn't use one on my A3 with the hybrid turbo. I can see the protection feature being worth while though.

Gavin

[VAG]

Seb had an S3 that he was doing a turbo upgrade to something bigger a while back and I know the owner was going to off load the old stuff. I thought about putting it on the A3 but now the R has turned up I've run out of time. It might not be available though

What I meant but didn't explain properly with the Boost controller is that with his being a 99 it will be an ME3.8.x without a MAP sensor so boost control is effectively back calculated calulated from the MAF table. You run the bigger S3 MAF sensor housing for sure but still boost control becomes an issue at high load and its never perfect most likely because it can't do the calulations and have the wastegate in the perfect position in time. The simple solution is to put in a bleed valve just at the point where you would like the boost to be capped this way its never going to exceed it, the ECU still manages boost below this point though. If your chasing lower targets then the worry about boost control not being as effective isn't there. So not an EBC as I said last night, just a bleed as a safeguard. They are pretty cheap and work well.
Oh if he had an ME7 ECU as used in the later cars you don't need anything at all of course

this seb guy does he lives in sydney somewhere? would you be able to find out for me if his still trying to dispatch all that stuff? THANX!

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oh by the way i spoke to one of the members here who run a shop near my area
his been tuning 1.8t for a while and hold the record for fastest KO4 powered 1.8t with a 13.77 @ 99mph
don't know if its an australian record only but thats pretty fast!!

now i'm thinking of upgrading my car to a k04 hehe!!

[kai_h]

You're going to struggle to keep up with a modded WRX, especially off the line as you're missing power to your two rear wheels.

Bigger turbo etc will be a hell of a lot of fun, but if your ultimate goal is to beat the WRX, you're going to want to start thinking about something with AWD.